The greatest day of Hajj... Learn about the day of Arafat and its date

2024-06-09 2024-06-09T15:42:45Z

Weather of Arabia - With sunrise on the ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah, the pilgrims of the Holy House of God begin heading to Upper Arafat to perform the greatest pillar of Hajj, which is standing at Arafat, after spending the day of al-Tarwiyah (the eighth of Dhu al-Hijjah) in the hair of Mina.

The Day of Arafah is considered one of God’s greatest days, when sins are forgiven and supplications are answered. It is the day for completing the religion and completing His blessings upon Muslims, and God has made it a precursor to the Day of Sacrifice. Many prophetic hadiths have been mentioned about his virtues and legitimate deeds - whether for the Hajj or non-Hajj.

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The best day is the Day of Arafat

It was reported in Sahih Muslim on the authority of Aisha - may God be pleased with her - that the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “There is no day on which God frees a servant more from Hell than the Day of Arafat, and He would approach, then boast about them to the angels, and say: What did these people want? ".

In Musnad Ahmad, Sahih Ibn Hibban, and Mustadrak al-Hakim, from the hadith of Abu Hurairah - may God be pleased with him - that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “God boasts about the people of Arafat, the people of heaven, and says to them: Look at my servants, they came to me disheveled and dusty.”

Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn Hibban, Al-Bazzar, Abu Ya’la, and Al-Bayhaqi narrated on the authority of Jabir - may God be pleased with him - also with a chain of transmission traceable to the Prophet: “There is no better day in the sight of God than the day of Arafat. God Almighty descends to the heaven of the world and boasts about the people of the earth, the people of heaven, and says: Look at my servants, they have come to me.” They were disheveled, dusty, and distressed. They came from every deep valley, hoping for My mercy, but they did not see My punishment. No day was seen that was more freeing from Hell than the Day of Arafat.

It was also stated in the book of Hajj in “Muwatta’ al-Imam Malik” that the day of Arafat is the day on which “Satan has never been seen as smaller, more repulsed, more contemptible, or more enraged than on the day of Arafat, and that was only when he saw mercy descending and God forgiving major sins.” .

The Day of Arafah is the celebrated day

The Day of Arafah is considered one of the greatest days that God swore by in His Book, and it is the day witnessed in the Almighty’s saying: “By the sky full of constellations, and the Promised Day, and a witness and one to be witnessed” (Al-Buruj: 1-3).

It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah - may God be pleased with him - that the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said:

“The promised day is the Day of Resurrection, the witnessed day is the Day of Arafat, and the witness is Friday” (Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi and authenticated by Al-Albani).

Some commentators also said that the Day of Arafah is the “Witr Day” by which God swore in His saying:

“And the Shaf’ and the Witr” (Al-Fajr: 3), as Ibn Abbas - may God be pleased with them both - said: “The Shaf’ is the day of Al-Adha, and the Witr is the day of Arafat.”

The Day of Arafah is the day of completion of religion and completion of blessings

It was reported in the Two Sahihs on the authority of Omar bin Al-Khattab - may God be pleased with him - that a Jewish man said to him: “O Commander of the Faithful, there is a verse in your book that you read. If it had been revealed to us, the Jews, we would have taken that day as a holiday.” He said: “What verse?” He said: “Today I have perfected your religion for you, completed My blessings upon you, and have approved for you Islam as your religion” (Al-Maeda: 3).

Omar said: “We know that day and the place where it was revealed to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, while he was standing at Arafat on Friday.”

Completion of the debt occurred on that day; Because Muslims had not performed the Hajj of Islam before, thus their religion was completed by completing all the pillars of Islam.

God also restored the Hajj to the principles of Abraham, peace be upon him, and denied polytheism and its people, so no one mixed with Muslims in that situation. As for the completion of the blessing, it only occurred through forgiveness, so the blessing cannot be completed without it, as God Almighty said to His Prophet:

“So that God may forgive you your past and future sins and complete His blessings upon you” (Al-Fath: 2).

The Day of Arafah is a day of supplication and remembrance

The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said:

“The best supplication is the supplication on the Day of Arafat, and the best of what I and the prophets before me said: There is no god but God alone, with no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and praise, and He is capable of all things” (Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi). One of the reasons for mercy and forgiveness on the Day of Arafah is to recite a lot of remembrance and supplication, especially the testimony of monotheism, as it is the foundation of the religion of Islam, which God perfected and perfected on that day.

The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said:

“Fasting on the day of Arafat, I hope that God will atone for the year before it and the year after it” (Narrated by Muslim). It is recommended - as in the rest of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah - to do many good deeds, such as voluntary prayers, charity, fasting, remembrance, and others.

As he, may God bless him and grant him peace, said:

“There are no days in which good deeds are more beloved to God than these days,” meaning the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah. They said: “O Messenger of God, not even jihad for the sake of God?” He said: “Not even jihad for the sake of God, except for a man who went out with his person and his money, and did not return with anything from that” (Narrated by Al-Bukhari).

The Day of Arafah is the major day of Hajj

The day of Arafat is also known as the greatest day of Hajj, as it is on this day that pilgrims perform the greatest pillar of Hajj, which is standing on the level of Arafat, and a lot of remembrance and supplication, and it is a pillar without which the Hajj is not valid. What is meant by standing at Arafat is presence and not standing on the feet, so the pilgrim can sit or lie down if This was more comfortable for him, and all of Arafat is a parking lot, as the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, and there is no place specifically for that, and the condition is that the parking be within the known boundaries of the Arafat site, and continue until sunset.

Lawful deeds on the Day of Arafah

Fasting for non-pilgrims

It has been reported that his fasting - for someone other than the Hajj - makes God atone for the past year and the coming year, and what is meant by that is atonement for minor sins. The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Fasting on the day of Arafat, I hope God will make amends for the year before it and the year after it.” As for the pilgrim, he should not fast it until he has the strength to stand and remember God Almighty on the level of Arafat, which is the day of forgiveness of sins, freedom from Hell, and pride in the people of the stand. It is recommended for the pilgrim on the day of Arafat to pray the noon and afternoon prayers together and shorten the noon prayers (two rak'ahs by rak'ah).

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The takbir is divided into two parts: an absolute takbir, which is performed on all days of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah and at all times. Al-Bukhari narrated that Ibn Omar and Abu Hurairah - may God be pleased with them - used to go out to the market and say “Allahu Akbar” and people would say “Allahu Akbar” by saying “Allahu Akbar.” The second section is a restricted takbir that follows the obligatory prayers, and begins from the dawn of the day of Arafat until the end of the days of Tashreeq (11, 12, and 13 of Dhul-Hijjah).

The takbir has been mentioned in multiple forms, all of which fulfill what is required, including:

God is great, God is great, God is great.
God is great, God is great, there is no god but God... God is great, God is great, and praise be to God.
God is great, God is great, God is great, there is no god but God.. God is great, God is great, and praise be to God.

The matter regarding takbeer is broad, as the scholars said, and what is required is to remember God on that day and do it a lot.

Increase your remembrance and supplication

On the Day of Arafat, it is desirable to recite a lot of remembrance and supplication, as the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “The best supplication is the supplication on the Day of Arafat, and the best of what I and the prophets before me said is:

There is no god but God alone, with no partner, to Him belongs dominion, to Him is praise, and He is capable of all things” (Narrated by the authors of Sunan).

It is also necessary to recite the Talbiyah frequently in a loud voice: “At Your service, O God, at Your service. At Your service, there is no partner with You. At Your service. Indeed, praise... and grace... are Yours, and dominion... You have no partner.” Likewise, frequently asking for forgiveness and praying for the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.

A Muslim should recite all of these supplications. Sometimes he recites Allah, sometimes he says “Allahu Akbar,” sometimes he says God’s Sublime, sometimes he reads the Qur’an, sometimes he prays for the Prophet, sometimes he supplicates, and sometimes he asks for forgiveness.

Ibn Abdul-Barr narrated with his chain of transmission on the authority of Anas bin Malik - may God be pleased with him - who said:

“The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, stood in Arafat, and the sun was about to set, and he said: O Bilal! People listen to me. So Bilal stood up and said: Listen to the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him. So the people listened, and he said: People’s gatherings. Gabriel came to me just now, so he read to me from May God grant peace, and he said: God has forgiven the people of Arafat and the people of Al-Mash’ar, and has spared them the consequences. So Omar bin Al-Khattab - may God be pleased with him - stood up and said: O Messenger of God, is this special for us? He said: This is for you, and for those who will come after you until the Day of Resurrection. Omar said -May God be pleased with him-: God’s goodness is abundant and good.